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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Samantha Murray

Beginning the Conversation:Engaging Parents & Elementary-Aged Children in EngineeringSamantha Murray, American Society for Engineering Education, K12 EngineeringEducation Coordinator, S.Murray@asee.org or (202) 350-5752. Family Engineering is an informal engineering education program designed toengage parents/caregivers and their children ages 5-12 in learning about engineeringthrough fun, hands-on activities led by college STEM students, professional engineeringsocieties, engineering professionals, informal educators from museums and sciencecenters, and classroom teachers. To facilitate dissemination, a Family Engineering Activity Guide containing avariety of engineering activities is under development, scheduled for

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Samantha Murray

Beginning the Conversation:Engaging Parents & Elementary-Aged Children in EngineeringSamantha Murray, American Society for Engineering Education, K12 EngineeringEducation Coordinator, S.Murray@asee.org or (202) 350-5752. Family Engineering is an informal engineering education program designed toengage parents/caregivers and their children ages 5-12 in learning about engineeringthrough fun, hands-on activities led by college STEM students, professional engineeringsocieties, engineering professionals, informal educators from museums and sciencecenters, and classroom teachers. To facilitate dissemination, a Family Engineering Activity Guide containing avariety of engineering activities is under development, scheduled for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

AC 2009-1380: ARIZONA-TEXAS CONSORTIUM FOR ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIESLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University Dr. Kannan’s areas of expertise and research interests include low temperature synthesis of meta stable nanoscale electrocatalysts, electrode active materials and structure-property

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

year, schoolcorporations have great difficulty in hiring qualified individuals who are certified to teach. Inresponse, many universities in Indiana, such as Indiana State University, Indiana University PurdueUniversity Indianapolis, and Ball State University, offer transition to teaching programs. Theseeducational programs allow professionals possessing baccalaureate degrees in relevant areas to takeeducational coursework in appropriate instructional methods, curriculum development, and assessmenttechniques to become licensed secondary teachers. As a result, the transition to teaching model helpscareer changers move from industry to the classroom.In recent years, the U.S. government has placed emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerrie Kephart, University of Texas, El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso

AC 2009-441: CULTIVATING AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING DISCOURSE:RESULTS OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTSKerrie Kephart, University of Texas, El Paso Kerrie L. Kephart is Assistant Professor of Bilingual/ESL Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research interests include academic literacy development, second language learning, and the connections between language and learning. She provides faculty development workshops on classroom practice, learning theories, and supporting students’ development of communication skills.Elsa Villa, University of Texas, El Paso Elsa Q. Villa is a lecturer in the Department of Teacher Education, Division of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

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Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

, utilizing significant amounts of the income from sale of theiroil and gas at current high prices to invest in future commercial efforts. In particular,several such countries are focusing on developing “knowledge economies”, bydeveloping higher education programs that will provide the human capacity to initiateand support such new economic thrusts. Total spending by the Gulf Cooperation Councilcountries on education in 2008 exceeds their $20-billion in arms purchases from theUnited States. 1Many universities from North America, Europe and Australia have rushed to these oil-rich countries to offer their services – for a price. Proposals for branch campuses, store-front programs, and partnerships abound. Many of the universities making proposals tothe

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu

Biomaterials Course Development for Undergraduate Engineering Education Asmatulu, R. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0133Abstract The use of biomaterials has been continuously rising in the globe because of thedevelopments in medical fields. Without these materials, quality of the life will most likely belower and lifetime expectance will probably be shorter. In order to increase academic and publicattention to biomaterials, we have developed a three credit hours biomaterials course“Biomaterials” in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University(WSU), and taught in Fall

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Lars Knipping, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-747: FACING THE INFORMATION FLOOD WITH TABLET PCSSabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart After receiving her M.Sc. in Physics at the Berlin University of Technology in 1997, graduating with distinction, Sabina Jeschke worked as an assistant teacher at the department for mathematics and natural sciences and earned her doctorate in 2004. Holding a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, she spent several months of research at the NASA in Moffet Field, CA. In 2000 and 2001, S. Jeschke worked as an instructor at the GaTech (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta). Since 2005, Sabina Jeschke has been associate professor for "New Media in Mathematics and Natural

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Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Dunn, University of Maine

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Construction

AC 2009-1114: CREATING INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITHCONSTRUCTION-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSPhilip Dunn, University of Maine Page 14.382.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Creating Industrial Partnerships with the Construction Management Technology Program at the University of MaineAbstractConstruction companies are an integral part of developing and sustaining a constructionmanagement technology program. Ongoing support from these companies has several aspectsfrom financial support to political maneuvering. Construction companies can benefit from activeparticipation with the construction management program through indirect recruitment; the

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Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordon Schultz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1584: RECONCILIATION OF BERNOULLI’S EQUATION IN CHANNELFLOW: AN IN-DEPTH EMPIRICAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACHJordon Schultz, Rochester Institute of Technology Senior in the Mechanical Engineering Technology ProgramLarry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 14.1013.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Reconciliation of Bernoulli’s Equation in Channel Flow: An In- Depth Empirical and Numerical Approach. Part IThis paper revolves around the investigation process of a peculiar flow phenomenon occurringduring Bernoulli’s principle experiments. Moreover, the experiment is aimed at demonstratingboth the conservation of

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Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Holt, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Hongchi Shi, Texas State University, San Marcos; Harold Stern, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-414: EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS IN THEMULTICORE ERAJames Holt, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Jim leads the Multicore Design Evaluation team for Freescale’s NMG/NSD division. Jim has 27 years of industry experience focused on distributed systems, microprocessor and SoC architecture, design verification, and optimization. Jim is an IEEE Senior Member, and is a board member for the Multicore Association. He is also chair of the Integrated Systems & Circuits Science area for the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), and chair of the Multicore Resource API Working group for the Multicore Association. Jim earned a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the

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Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-1115: COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND STUDENTEVALUATIONS: CAN BOTH BE IMPROVED?Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Prusak is a Professor in the Department of Engineering at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT. He teaches courses in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. He has over 10 years of international industrial and research experience in the fields of precision manufacturing, design of mechanical and manufacturing systems and metrology. Dr. Prusak received M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Krakow and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

respond positively to material that a focuseson technology familiar to the students in their everyday life, use extensive verbal and graphicalexplanations, and include useful information that helps to establish a sense of empowermentregarding technology. Eight laboratory projects are being created and tested both with non-engineering students and students enrolled in introduction to engineering classes. Projectsinclude building and testing common technological devices such as speakers, amplifiers, motors,and a photovoltaic battery charger. Results from testing during the 2008-2009 academic year willbe presented. The work is supported by the National Science Foundation under award: DUE-0633277.IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering is

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Bruce Dvorak; Dennis Schulte; Mary Garbacz; Shari Aldrich; David Admiraal; Julia Soulakova

Cross-Sectional Assessment of Technical Writing: Tool Development and Preliminary Data Analysis Bruce Dvorak, Dennis Schulte, Mary Garbacz, Shari Aldrich, David Admiraal, Julia Soulakova University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractAn in-depth assessment of undergraduate written and oral communication skills from twodepartments (Civil Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering) at the University ofNebraska-Lincoln (UNL) was performed using several measurement tools to gain a snapshot ofthe skill level of the students. Three writing assessment tools and one oral assessment tool weredeveloped and applied to a cross-section of students for

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Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

value of outcomesproduced by their programs to the benefit of their organizations.In 2008, the Undergraduate Student Research Project, NASA’s largest agency-wide internshipprogram, revised its student and mentor evaluations, gathering new data on outcomes whosevalue had not previously been captured. This paper presents a preliminary discussion of the datacollected through these new survey instruments. It includes data connecting the learningproduced to many of the ABET a-k demonstrated abilities criteria as well as data on the changesin professional self-image, confidence, and commitment to career path. In addition, implicationsof the metrics which can be calculated from the raw data are discussed in regards to the valueplaced on that learning

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

theHighway Capacity Manual and the software is explained. The instructor teaches this courseevery alternate spring semester to the seniors and graduate students as part of the advancedtransportation elective. The instructor reinforces the concepts by requiring students to solve theproblems in the Highway Capacity Manual and solving the same problems with highwaycapacity software. Then, as part of the homework, the students, in group of three, solve theproblems manually and then follow-up with solving the problem with Highway Capacitysoftware. After each topic is completed, a design project obtained from a local reputedconsulting firm is assigned to each group. The students then make a short presentation of theirdesign to the class (15-20 min) with

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-2414: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PBL AND OTHERINDUCTIVE PEDAGOGIES IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE: WORK IN PROGRESSJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology The author has an academic background in chemical and materials engineering at bachelor and master level and a doctorate in engineering education.He teaches primarily in areas of materials, manufacturing and process technology and is an active member at University's centre for innovation and sustainability. Page 14.466.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Other

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynita Newswander, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-542: IGERT FUNDING AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OFINTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE EDUCATIONLynita Newswander, Virginia Tech LYNITA K. NEWSWANDER holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Governance, and Globalization and master's degrees in English and Political Science from Virginia Tech. Her current research interests are interdisciplinary and reside at the intersection of theory and the empirical aesthetic.Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech MAURA BORREGO is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary graduate education in

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Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-675: CREATING LEGO PROTOTYPES FOR K-5 USING FUNCTIONALMODELINGAustin Talley, University of Texas, Austin AUSTIN TALLEY is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focus is in design methodology and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University and M.S.E. from The University of Texas at Austin. Contact: Austin@talleyweb.com.Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering's commitment to finding ways

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; K. Shahrabi, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Beverly Kahn, Farmingdale State College - State University of New York

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-2468: THE PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S (PSM) DEGREE INENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYHazem Tawfik, State University of New York Dr. Tawfik obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, from University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 1980. Since then he has held a number of industrial & academic positions and affiliations with organizations that included Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Stony Brook University (SBU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Atomic Energy of Canada Inc., Ontario Hydro, NASA Kennedy, NASA Marshall Space Flight Centers, and the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center at Carderock, Md. Dr. Tawfik is the author of

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Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-785: PROMOTING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT USING INDUSTRYCONSULTING ACTIVITIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.992.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Promoting Faculty Development Using Industry Consulting ActivitiesAbstractFaculty development is a major concern for faculty, academic administrators and students.Through experience, the author has discovered that an important source of faculty developmentis industry consulting and training activities. From the individual faculty member’s standpoint,consulting can provide real world, work related experience and enhance teaching skills. Also,consulting can improve the faculty member’s expertise in

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BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aura Gimm, Duke University

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Biomedical

AC 2009-504: INTRODUCING BIONANOTECHNOLOGY INTOUNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGAura Gimm, Duke University J. Aura Gimm is Assistant Professor of the Practice and Associated Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She teaches courses in biomaterials, thermodynamics/kinetics, engineering design, and a new course in bionanotechnology. Dr. Gimm received her S.B. in Chemical Engineering and Biology from MIT, and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UC-Berkeley. Page 14.802.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introducing

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

application of engineering and technology for the economicdevelopment of their communities, this is a critical form of activity for the faculty. For a uniformtenure and promotion process, a method of peer review is needed to validate this area ofscholarship.While it is great that faculty and students are engaged with improving the lives of the people intheir region, it is important to distinguish the scholarship of application from community serviceor service learning. One widespread view of scholarship is that it requires dissemination of theresults. When working with industry, dissemination of proprietary technical results is notpossible. However, incorporation of such technical results in a manufacturing setting certainlyhas involved a

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Electrical and Computer

for NSF projects. Dr. Oliveira has also been contributing to several STEM K-12 outreach initiatives, and to the NSF-ADVANCE initiative at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Oliveira is a member of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), the IEEE Women in Engineering Society, and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Page 14.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CLASSES TO NON-MAJORSAbstractThe core curriculum for college degrees comprises a wide range of institutions, differentareas of expertise

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Zhao Zhang

AUTOMATIC ORTH-FACI G ROBOT WITH COMPASS MODULE A D CLOSED-LOOP CO TROL Zhao Zhang zhang@missouriwestern.edu Missouri Western State University 4525 Downs Drive, Saint Joseph, MO 64507 Abstract: A digital compass module is added to Parallax Boe-Bot, an educational robot. A proportional closed-loop control system is implemented on the BASIC Stamp microcontroller. By comparing the compass sensor output with the set point (north), the controller will control the speed of two servo motors. The two servo motors will turn clockwise or counter clockwise. The robot

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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re-examine the historical basis for the core computational skill set and assess thedegree to which it has met the needs of industry for modeling, design, and construction. Weidentify technology trends such as scripting languages (e.g., Python and Ruby), modernnumerical programming (e.g., Matlab), and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools (e.g.,Revit and Sketchup) that, to be available and effective for industry, must have a curricular basisfor CE graduates. Finally, we provide recommendations for incorporating modern tools intoboth introductory engineering computing courses and senior level design courses.IntroductionComputational skills have been an integral component of engineering education for decades.Long before digital computer

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Michael Casey

re-examine the historical basis for the core computational skill set and assess thedegree to which it has met the needs of industry for modeling, design, and construction. Weidentify technology trends such as scripting languages (e.g., Python and Ruby), modernnumerical programming (e.g., Matlab), and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools (e.g.,Revit and Sketchup) that, to be available and effective for industry, must have a curricular basisfor CE graduates. Finally, we provide recommendations for incorporating modern tools intoboth introductory engineering computing courses and senior level design courses.IntroductionComputational skills have been an integral component of engineering education for decades.Long before digital computer

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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William Danley; Vladimir Genis

Assessment and Evaluation Process for Engineering Technology Program William Danley and Vladimir Genis danleywj@drexel.edu, genisv@drexel.edu One Drexel Plaza, Philadelphia, PA 19104, U.S.A. Abstract: The Applied Engineering Technology (AET) Program at Drexel University recognizes the need for periodic assessment and evaluation to make sure that the AET is achieving its mission. This paper describes how the assessment and evaluation of Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes leads to a “Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) of the Program Report

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Nyarsuk, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

AC 2009-238: CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT JUBA UNIVERSITY,SOUTH SUDAN AND UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDARichard Nyarsuk, University of Florida Richard is a graduate student at the University of Florida.Fazil Najafi, University of FloridaNick Safai, Salt Lake City College Page 14.324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF JUBA, SOUTHERN SUDANAbstractCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses design,construction and maintenance of infrastructure. It is the oldest engineering disciplines aftermilitary

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1644: IMPROVING DATABASE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMReza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State CollegeAfsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Page 14.704.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Improving Database Engineering CurriculumAbstract:Our university is a liberal art university with primarily undergraduate programs located in anarea with many technology oriented business. In our Computer Science program, we offer aDatabase Engineering area of specialization which includes a number of database related coursesbut does not include any data mining related course.A study has shown that some universities and colleges offer very few database related